PIX: Birthday boy Bhupathi clinches mixed doubles with Mirza

Birthday boy Bhupathi wins mixed doubles with Mirza

Mahesh Bhupathi celebrated his 38th birthday in style. He and Sania Mirza captured their second mixed doubles title together, beating Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago Gozalez 7-6, 6-1 in the French Open final on Thursday.

Mirza-Bhupathi fought back from a break down in the opening set to beat the Polish-Mexican partnership after Jans-Ignacik smacked a backhand wide on match-point.

Seventh seeds Mirza-Bhupathi, who added the clay title to the Australian Open crown they won in 2009, were left bemused at the end when they were handed wrong silverware by mistake.

A giggling Mirza passed on the rectangular runners-up tray to Gozalez before the red-faced French Open official handed the right trophy to the Indian duo.

Image: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi pose with the winners trophy after winning the French Open mixed doubles final at Roland Garros on ThursdayPhotographs: Mike Hewitt / Getty Images

Bhupathi-Sania had a shaky start

In Thursday's final, the Indians were slow off the blocks, their opponents dominating the proceedings early on. But they raised the level of their game as the match progressed and, in the end, scored a comfortable win.

The Indian pair got the first break chance in the very first game, but failed to make the most of it. Then Sania dropped her serve in the third game.

She struggled with both her serve and returns, and Bhupathi was unable to get his shot placements correct. They were down 1-3 and also squandered two break chances when Klaudia served in the eighth game.

Image: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi in action during the mixed doubles final on ThursdayPhotographs: Mike Hewitt / Getty Images